Elche take on the visitors Barcelona in the round 27 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Saturday, April 1st at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero (Elche).
In the 26 rounds of the current season, Elche have only been able to accumulate 13 points. The salvation position, which will allow them to remain in La Liga, is 14 points away. It is unlikely that anyone doubts that Elche will spend the next football year in Segunda. The performance of this team leaves much to be desired - in 26 rounds, they have only scored 19 goals, the lowest in the championship. Although they have managed to score in the last three matches, they stumbled against Real Sociedad in the previous round and lost (0-2). I don't think the worst team in La Liga will be able to even score at home against the future champions of the country.
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As for the fact that it is Barcelona who will become the champion this season, doubts were completely dispelled by everyone after the recent "El Clásico". In the previous round, Xavi’s team beat Real Madrid for the third time in a row (2-1). Yes, they conceded a goal, but Elche does not have players of the same level as "Los Blancos". In the current season, Barcelona has only conceded nine goals in 26 rounds, and in the last five matches, they have conceded only two. On average, fewer goals are scored against the Catalans, especially in away matches. And the goalkeeper of the team, Marc-André ter Stegen, has already kept 19 clean sheets in the league! I think we can expect a jubilant "bagel" in the next round.
Barcelona are the best defensive team in the championship this season. Elche scores the fewest goals in the league. It is unlikely that anyone doubts that the Catalans should take the standard three points in this round. But I don't want to speculate on the handicap or total. However, the odds of 1.9 for the absence of guests from the home team is simply a gift from bookmakers. I believe that not taking advantage of such figures would be a sin. In the first round of this season, Barcelona easily defeated Elche at home (3-0). And in the last 7 matches between these two teams, the hosts were only able to upset the Catalans once. I don't expect Sebastian Bécker's team to even make a single accurate shot on goal against the future champions of the country.
Prediction for the match: Elche to score – no.
